ATC tours
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surreal1221
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Not difficult at all.
I wouldn'd suggest calling a facility training manager for one though. Find out who the local NATCA rep is, contact them, leave a message and they should get back to you within a few days.
I wouldn'd suggest calling a facility training manager for one though. Find out who the local NATCA rep is, contact them, leave a message and they should get back to you within a few days.
The only thing I will add. No foreign nationals are allowed in any ATC facility nationwide. Now, that may have changed in the past year since I was in a facility, but that was the law of the land.
At any Level I or Level II tower, it's pretty darn easy to get a tour. Busier places, maybe not so much.
At any Level I or Level II tower, it's pretty darn easy to get a tour. Busier places, maybe not so much.
Fox Xray
ATC
What facility in particular do you have in mind ???
casey
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its as hard as picking up the phone. Having a US passport helps too.
PanJet
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I was an officer in our aviation club at my college, and we arranged a tour of the tower and TRACON facility in Spokane, Washington fairly easily. We got to see both the tower and TRACON with no trouble at all. Also, we arranged a tour of Seattle Center fairly easily as well. We never took the tour due to scheduling issues with our club, not the center, but if I remember right, the only stipulation we had is that they could only take a certain number of people at once, but it wasn't difficult at all.
Fox Xray
ATC
Not necessarily... a lot depends on the facility manager, the manager has the final say on whether or not tours are allowed. It also depends on security level... there are so many colors I have no clue what they mean but I know tours were banned with the recent threat level. The easiest way, and by easy I mean a live human being answering the phone to talk to, is to contact either the facility training department or the Natca officials. They're your best chance at getting a straight answer...
If anyone hits a roadblock post something up and I'll see what contact info I can find on my end.
desertdog71
Girthy Member
I'd like to take a couple students on a Tower Tour myself. Where can I find the contact information for who to call?
surreal1221
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Im guessing you're looking at locations in the Kansas area.
Here is the link to NATCA's Central region.
Click on the representative's name to get their contact info.
Here is the link to NATCA's Central region.
Click on the representative's name to get their contact info.
Approach and tower at OKC.
desertdog71
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Fox Xray
ATC
And, uhh, stay off the land line when I'm trying to check in, mm'kay?
But people keep calling... it doesnt stop ! :insane:
casey
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doesnt mean you have to answer
monterrey seems to have that problem every now and a again, or so houston tells me when i'm trying to get direct somewhere south of the border or stay out over the water instead of going to cd. victoria.
surreal1221
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Tulsa for me.
http://nsw.natca.org/facreps.html
Down towards the bottom.
Facility Rep for Tulsa is Scott Keller.
surreal1221
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http://nsw.natca.org/facreps.html
Same for you. OKC towards the middle. Facility Rep is Loyle Coleman.
I've always wanted to say that when ATC calls me. "Standby, I'm on the land line."And, uhh, stay off the land line when I'm trying to check in, mm'kay?
ComplexHiAv8r
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Is there an age limit to attend a tour? I would like to take my cub scouts to the local airport (CAK). They are first graders.
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